2025 Compare Cities Education:
Montrose, CO vs Cortez, CO

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Highlights
- Cortez spends 11.5% more per student than Montrose.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% lower in Cortez than in Montrose. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cortez had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Montrose
 Montrose, COCortez, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,387  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,257$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9094573
 Students per Counselor258  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Montrose    23 Reviews

I've lived in the area for 4 yrs. First 2 in Ridgway. The positive is the City is growing which is bringing interesting development & tax revenue. The Montrose  More

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I was born in Montrose about 50 years ago and despite moving to Telluride, Denver, Ann Arbor, San Francisco and Chicago, I can’t find another place that makes me feel  More

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Okay so here’s the end all be all. If I could give this town a zero I would I came to visit my girlfriend from Denver and I considered moving out here despite being a  More

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Reviews for Cortez    6 Reviews

A digital nomad / nature lover's sunny, perfect weather paradise, at half the cost of touristy Durango. Cortez is Colorado's under-the-radar town that's mostly only  More

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I moved out to Cortez, Colorado after a 30 day trip around the US. Of all the places I visited, this was the place I deemed best to move for a multitude of reasons. It  More

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I've live on this area and cannot recommend it to anyone. Cortez and Montezuma county are horrible. School are bad. After meeting several local teachers I am surprised  More

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